Improvement in the construction and mode of loading fire-arms



T. McCARTY.

Breech-Loading Fire-Arm.

Patented Mar. 11, 1837.

n. PETERS. PHOTO-LITNOGR UNITED STATES THOMAS MOGARTY, OF ELMIRA, NEWYORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND MODE 0F LOADING FIRE-ARMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 147, dated March 11,1837.

To all whom, it may concern:

Elmira, in the county of Ohemung and State of New York, have invented anImprovement in the Construction and Mode of Loading Fire- Arms, of whichthe following is aspecification.

The tube-guns have their loads put in tubes made for that purpose. Thetubes are made of suitable metal and long enough to contain the wholecharge, with an arm to reach out beyond the thickness of the barrel toreceive percussion caps or pills and the application of a cock. Thetubes are solid at the end where the arm is placed. The barrels of saidguns are reamed out for the tube and a seat for the arm of said tubes,so that the tube, its arm, and the barrel are all flush at the butt ofthe barrel. \Vhen said tubes are inserted in the barrel, it is securedby means of a stirrup pass.

ing round the end of the barrel and substantially fastened to the barrelby means of bolts or otherwise. The said stirrup is so calculated that,when the gun is fired, by moving a catch, it will swing off from overthe end of the barrel and admit of the blank tube being removed, andanother one, loaded, is inserted. Then it swings back to its formerplace and secures the tube, so that it can be fired. The breech or woodpart of said gun is fastened to the stirrup.

For further particulars see the model herewith transmitted.

This gun possesses great advantages over the common gun. Be it knownthat I, THOMAS MOCARTY, of

It can be fired ten times per minute, if necessary, the tubes, as manyin number as may be desired, being all previously loaded and prepared atleisure, and deposited in a convenient cartridge-box, most convenientfor use, so that the loads are all correct. It is also perfectly safe,as it cannot go off when loading, or before the gun is all right andprepared to be discharged. The fixtures do not burden the gun. They areequally adapted to light and heavy guns. It has been satisfactorilytested, one of the guns made by the inventor now beingin use in thevillage of Elmira.

The part which I claim as my invention is- The manner of loading the gunby the use of the tube containing the whole charge, with the armreaching out, so as to be fired'by an outside lock, or otherwise, whichtube remains until the load is discharged, then to be replaced byanother similarly loaded. and also the manner of securing the tubes bymeans of the stirrup.

This invention is equally applicable to the rifle, the musket, theshotgun, pistols, or can non. In rifles a ball larger than the bore canbe safely used.

Dated November 28, 1836.

THOS. MOOARTY,

